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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.2

(For Immediate Release)
August 2, 1950
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BAMS IN LEADING CITIES
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended July 26: Increases of
$657,000,000 in loans and $278,000,000 in reserve balances with Federal Reserve
Banks, decreases of $471,000,000 in holdings of Treasury bills and $317,000,000 in
demand deposits credited to domestic banks, and increases of $738>000,000 in demand
deposits adjusted and $184,000,000 in borrowings.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased $53,000,000 in New York
City, $28,000,000 in Chicago, and a total of $120,000,000 at all reporting member
banks. Loans to brokers and dealers for purchasing or carrying United States Government and other securities increased $354,000,000, largely in New York City. "Other
loans" increased $78,000,000.
Holdings of Treasury bills decreased $331,000,000 in New York City, $47,000,000
in the San Francisco District, $33,000,000 in the Chicago District, and by smaller
amounts in most of the other districts. Holdings of United States Government bonds
increased $23,000,000 in the San Francisco District and decreased $22,000,000 in
New York City and $16,000,000 in the Boston District; the net increase at all reporting member banks was $7,000,000.
Demand deposits adjusted increased in all districts; the principal increases
were $184,000,000 in New York City, $131,000,000 in Chicago, $120,000,000 in the
Cleveland District, and $101,000,000 in the Chicago District outside of Chicago.
Time deposits decreased $66,000,000. United States Government deposits decreased
$136,000,000. Demand deposits credited to domestic banks decreased in all districts.
Borrowings increased $221,000,000 in New York City and decreased $25,000,000
in Chicago.
A summary of the assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
Increase or
July
decrease since
26,
July 27,
July 19;
1950
1949

1950

A S S E T S
Loans and investments - total
Loans - net
Loans - gross
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers
for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

(In millions of dollars)

68,028
26,352
26,742
13,911

+
+
+
+

153
657
658
120

944
1,064

+ 330
+ 24

164
501
4,794
304

+

5,060

+
+
+
+

14
10
18
64
78

U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities

35,727
2,025
2,200
7,019
24,483
5,949

495
471
17
14
+
7
9

Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings

12,250
816
2,156

+ 278
+ 19
42

48,466
15,472
2,336
8,644
1,229
529

+ 738
66
136
317

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank
and U. S. Government accounts, during week




23,296

-

-

-

8

+ 184

+4,570
+3,321
+3,406
+1,025
+
+

226
433

60
+

66

+

653

+

54

+1,009

+ 137
- 585
-3,405

+6,016
-1,889

+1,112
-

688

+

94

+

28

+1,783

+ 163
+1,296
+
+

344
135
45

H.4.2(a)

ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITTT%^nrr,Y 26, 1950
Total
all
districts

A S S E T S
Loans and investments - total
Loans - net#
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans
U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts
loan items
^Individual


68,028

Boston

26,352
13,911

3,064
1,159
682

944
1,064

15

164
501
4,794
304
5,060

11
12

16
176
13
257

F e d e r a l
R e s e r v e
D i s t r i c t
Phila- Cleve- RichSt.
Minne- Kansas
San
Atlanta Chicago Louis
delphia land
mond
apolis City Dallas Francisco
(In millions of dollars)
21,709 2 , 8 0 5
4,798 2,736
2,472
9,732
2,231
1,253 2,692 2,587 11,949
8,984 1,023
1,568
971
949
2,829
966
495
996 1,228
5,184
522
5,150
815
431
1,691
531
482
233
617
837
1,920
New
York

865

830
46

220

618

146
1,254

2

10

32

41

6

2

20
54
321
26

11

7

122
15
338

303

1

13

48
83

2
5

14
23
88
11
283

23
60
394
55
518

10
14
215
7
243

1,105
158

326

1,304
78
129
341
756
219

6,001
508
456
1,248
3,789
902

1,076
70
67
255
684
189

18
234
5
277

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5
23

3

6

7

3
5
88
6
164

4
12
155
8
201

9
47
103
239

10
25
2,280
12
983

627 1,440
207
5
35
133
150
322
. 437
778
131
256

1,217
128
121
294
674
142

5,696
152
513
1,259
3,772
1,069

10,835
445
388

7,019
24,483
5,949

1,665
6l
65
241
1,298
240

12,250

459

2,156

84
81

4,837
176
117
46l

460
45
97
60

753
83
148

80

447
69
153
52

385
44
168
55

1,820
103
339
92

362
31
107
26

193
14
79
16

477
33
276
33

446
37
329
60

1,611
121
259
223

16,738
2,534
704
2,687
1,011
373
743
2,510

2,146
459
138
350

3,343
1,362

2,142
596

438
7
13
39
492

345

1,833
536
63
443
10
5
32
202

6,607
2,631
511
1,403
45
62
74
753

1,462
489
64
526
2
7
20
187

837
249
52
271
3
20
18
105

1,973
392
79
824
1
7
18
217

2,066
434
69
637
8
20
225

6,858
5,305
282
456
89
21
268
884

734

3,193

646

398

894

805

2,649

35,727
2,025

2,200

816

1,239
48,466
15,472
2,336
8,644
1,229
529
1,354
6,459

60

2,46l
485
105
264
36

2

65
330

1,812

1,428

80

100
248

8,190 1,000
1,890
354

11
9
36

318

2,831
186
122
523
2,000
399

168

1,607
105
71

101

6

10
21

236

23,296
852 1 0 , 1 8 1
822
1,300
822
are reported gross, i.e,, before deduction of valuation reserves.

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